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Scanning technology is being used
in all areas of law enforcement from
controversial eye scanning to track
suspects and prisoners in the penal
system to fast smart scan technology
to identify stolen vehicles,
suspended licenses and issue traffic
violations in seconds.

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Jan/Feb 2011)

Officers must incorporate injury treatment and the use of medical kits into regular training so that they know how to treat themselves in real-life stressful situations. Knowing how to dress wounds and stop bleeding until backup arrives can help officers survive common life-threatening injuries sustained in combat.

(This article was originally published in Tactical Response Sep/Oct 2010)

The City of Paris, Texas Police Department has successfully implemented the Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL) from Computer Information Systems Inc. (CIS), enhancing current operations of their Mobile Computing System (MCS) also from CIS.

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Sep/Oct 2010)

Long before Sept. 11, 2001 and well before “interoperability” was a buzzword among first responders, one commonwealth and one company were working to build a network to make it easier for different agencies across Pennsylvania to talk to one another while consolidating their voice and data systems.

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Sep/Oct 2010)

The City of Paris Texas Police Department has successfully implemented the Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL) from Computer Information Systems Inc. (CIS), enhancing current operations of their Mobile Computing System (MCS) also from CIS.

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Jul/Aug 2010)

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is an internationally accredited law enforcement organization with 1,200 sworn officers, including officers from the Gaming and Drug and Crime Control divisions, and over 1,200 uniformed civilians and support staff.

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT May/Jun 2010)

If there is one aspect of Officer Rob Thorp’s work for the New London, N.H. Police Department that he can’t live without, it is the records management software that is installed on each patrol unit’s mobile data terminal (MDT).

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT May/Jun 2010)

Janice Quintana knew the task ahead wouldn’t be easy. The director of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) in Washington, D.C., said the majority of those answering and dispatching emergency calls at the Unified Communications Center (UCC) was skeptical when she announced another change was close down the road.

(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT May/Jun 2010)